I am sitting in a bar in Kathmandu, Nepal. There are four other people here and a band consisting of four twentysomethings sitting (yes, sitting) in a row on the stage at the other end of the bar. They are playing a mix of well-worn American pop/rock ... Read more >

I think my numbering of days is all cockeyed at this point - today is definitely day 10. Up at 5:00am and dragged ourselves downstairs and onto the bus before dawn to see the Hindu devotees from all over India who come to Varanasi to bathe in the Ganges.... Read more >

Today we get up early to hit the road to the Amer Fort, formerly the home and palace of the maharajah of Jaipur, who built it in the16th century. This is a major tourist attraction, something that is not hard to believe judging by the large number ... Read more >

Jaipur , the capital of Rajasthan state and known as "The Pink City," is today's destination by motor coach. The endless juxtaposition of ancient and contemporary continues to amaze me. One minute we're stopped at one of the ubiquitous ... Read more >

....an hour's worth of work trying to post a blog entry here when my web browser crashed suddenly. And now it's 7:00am and I have to shut down so we can go to Jaipur (known as The Pink City) at 9:00. Not happy. Will attempt to reconstruct on the ... Read more >

Nice flight. Air France knows how to fly. A first: they have a water & snacks bar up front in one of those tiny alcove/passageway things that enable you to cross from one aisle to another. Pour your own Coke, water, mineral water, orange juice...... Read more >

Getting to Dulles Airport and proceeding to the gate on Thanksgiving afternoon was a major occasion for......well, giving thanks. Fastest check-in in family history. The photos are where we're at while waiting on Air France to whisk us off on leg #1 ... Read more >

Alaina and I will be joining Moraine on their short east coast "incursion" this weekend starting in New York City on Thursday and moving south through Central New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Alaina's sister Alicia is their electric ... Read more >

This is Dan Nichols. He plays acoustic guitar like a madman at Jewish Sabbath services. Every weekend. All over the country. Including Ethan's bar mitzvah on Saturday. He is really something and I recommend you check him out if you're in North Carolina ... Read more >

Following a massively successful bar mitzvah and party, a group of family and friends trooped down to Larkspur the following morning to walk along the stunning Tennessee Valley Trail, which ends at the Tennessee Beach. The whole experience is very Irish ... Read more >

The hotel room was great, the view from my window onto the town square was perfect, but the wi-fi connection was horrible. I ended up having to use a public network out on the square, and even that was occasionally dodgy. I must have looked rather odd ... Read more >

This is the venue for this weekend's concerts - Assembly Hall in the Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž. Milos Forman used it for scenes from the movie Amadeus . It was also used for the movie Immortal Beloved .

Dulles Airport seems to have gotten its act together; the interior is actually attractive now and I didn't have to get on one of those ridiculous trams to be carted off out to Mars to get on my plane. This is all more than I can say about Charles de Gaulle ... Read more >

To keep you occupied until I arrive in Kroměříž, check out the official town website , which includes a nifty Town SquareCam so you can spy on the town square 24 hours a day. I'll try to find it so I can wave at you at some point. Every Czech town has ... Read more >

I thought Brazilians were the friendliest people around until I met Hawai'ians. Wow. This whole island is infected with aloha.
Here's a video tour of the resort that I put together this morning. Enjoy.

We have a lovely room with a cozy little patio off the back. Said patio faces right on the 7th (8th? 9th?, okay, I'm not really sure) fairway of the golf course here at the R-C. One beginner with a bad slice and we'll be hoping that Kapalua has a decent ... Read more >